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Subduing the bulldozer

For centuries, the Dutch have been trying to keep their heads over water by barricading out the sea and the rivers. But there comes a point when the environment has to be considered when reclaiming land and strengthening dykes
- 30/05/1994
In A Spot

Are the new industrial siting rules a boon or a bane?
- 14/01/2000
Fisherfolk thwart bid to reclaim wetlands

A unique fishing cooperative that salvaged the wetlands leased to them by the Calcutta Port Trust has successfully fought off attempts to repossess the land for building projects
- 14/08/1993
Death by starvation

About 11 million people in Orissa and Bihar have become victims of a famine that has occurred despite adequate food stocks in the country.
- 14/06/1993
- - Starvation
  - Deforestation
  - Drought
  - Tribals
  - Poverty
  - India
  - Bihar
  - Orissa (Odisha)
Disciplining the enfants terrible of industry

Small is not always beautiful: Small-scale industries in India account for only 35 per cent of the country"s industrial production, but their share of pollution is a whopping 65 per cent.
- 14/06/1993
- - River Pollution
  - Luni
  - India
  - Rajasthan
Fenced out

The Delhi administration's move to make the Asola and Bhatti sanctuaries exclusively protected areas ring alarm bells in the local villages
- 14/12/1994
- Down To Earth
DENMARK

People collect rainwater without any support from the government. This saves the avoidable overuse of drinking water
- 14/10/1998
Deaths foretold

The loss of life in the super cyclone that hit the Orissa coast last year was not an act of God . Had the emergency plans been in place, the loss would have been considerably reduced. It is time the government focused on a village level emergency plan ,
- 29/04/2000
Dang and blast

The anachronistic, and explosive, colonial formula of exploiting forests by denying the forest people their rights is still being followed to the letter by underdeveloped Indian administrators in the Dangs, Gujarat"s boondocks tribal belt
- 14/06/1995
Choking slowly to death

The Damodar is the most polluted river in the country today, thanks to the several industries that have sprouted on its mineral-rich banks. Experts say the only way to save the Damodar valley is for these highly polluting industries to make massive invest
- 30/01/1993